Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parentheticals) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ 169,972	$ 170,312
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated amortization	$ 25,144	$ 20,626
Equity/Capital:
Preferred Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred Stock, authorized shares (in shares)	50,000,000	50,000,000
Series A Preferred Stock, dividend rate percentage (in hundredths)	8.625%	8.625%
Preferred Stock, liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Preferred Stock, shares issued (in shares)	26,691	28,811
Preferred Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	26,691	28,811
Common Stock, par value (in dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common Stock, authorized shares (in shares)	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common Stock, shares issued (in shares)	109,905,241	107,623,777
Common Stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	109,905,241	107,623,777
Highwoods Realty Limited Partnership [Member]
Assets:
Deferred leasing costs, accumulated amortization	$ 169,972	$ 170,312
Prepaid expenses and other assets, accumulated amortization	$ 25,144	$ 20,626
Redeemable Operating Partnership Units:
Redeemable Common Units, outstanding (in shares)	2,044,053	2,151,423
Preferred Units liquidation preference (in dollars per share)	$ 1,000	$ 1,000
Series A Preferred Units, issued (in shares)	26,691	28,811
Series A Preferred Units, outstanding (in shares)	26,691	28,811
Common Units:
General partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	1,115,405	1,093,664
Limited partners' capital account, units outstanding (in shares)	108,381,027	106,121,304